US10407295B2 - Fuel supply apparatus - Google Patents

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US10407295B2
US10407295B2 US15/727,746 US201715727746A US10407295B2 US 10407295 B2 US10407295 B2 US 10407295B2 US 201715727746 A US201715727746 A US 201715727746A US 10407295 B2 US10407295 B2 US 10407295B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B67—OPENING, CLOSING OR CLEANING BOTTLES, JARS OR SIMILAR CONTAINERS; LIQUID HANDLING
    • B67D—DISPENSING, DELIVERING OR TRANSFERRING LIQUIDS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M37/00—Apparatus or systems for feeding liquid fuel from storage containers to carburettors or fuel-injection apparatus; Arrangements for purifying liquid fuel specially adapted for, or arranged on, internal-combustion engines
    • F02M37/0076—Details of the fuel feeding system related to the fuel tank
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/035—Fuel tanks characterised by venting means
    • B60K2015/03523—Arrangements of the venting tube
    • B60K2015/03538—Arrangements of the venting tube the venting tube being connected with the filler tube
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • B60K15/0406—Filler caps for fuel tanks
    • B60K2015/0419—Self-sealing closure caps, e.g. that don't have to be removed manually
    • B60K2015/0429—Self-sealing closure caps, e.g. that don't have to be removed manually actuated by the nozzle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • B60K2015/0458—Details of the tank inlet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • B60K2015/0458—Details of the tank inlet
    • B60K2015/047—Manufacturing of the fuel inlet or connecting elements to fuel inlet, e.g. pipes or venting tubes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00—Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03—Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/04—Tank inlets
    • B60K2015/0458—Details of the tank inlet
    • B60K2015/0483—Means to inhibit the introduction of too small or too big filler nozzles

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  • the present disclosure relates to a fuel supply apparatus.
  • a fuel supply apparatus is used to introduce a fuel that is supplied from a fueling nozzle, to a fuel tank and includes a nozzle guide placed inside of a filler neck to guide insertion of the fueling nozzle.
  • a proposed configuration for restricting insertion of the fueling nozzle provides a stopper that is protruded inward in a radial direction at an end of a resin nozzle guide as described in JP 2009-208517A.
  • a fueling operator recognizes restriction of nozzle insertion when the inserted fueling nozzle hits against the stopper of the nozzle guide and generally stops insertion of the fueling nozzle at this moment.
  • the fueling operator is, however, likely to misrecognize the restriction of nozzle insertion by the stopper as insertion failure or insufficient insertion of the fueling nozzle and to excessively insert the fueling nozzle.
  • This causes the stopper protruded inward in the radial direction to be excessively expanded and is likely to break the stopper.
  • Such breakage of the stopper may be avoided by increasing the degree of radially inward protrusion of the stopper, in order to prevent excessive insertion of the fueling nozzle.
  • a fuel supply apparatus comprises a filler neck main body including an opening configured to receive a fueling nozzle inserted therein, and a fuel passage configured to introduce a fuel that is supplied from the fueling nozzle toward a fuel tank; and a nozzle guide placed inside of the filler neck main body on an opening side and configured to form a nozzle guide path that guides the fueling nozzle.
  • the nozzle guide comprise a first projection for nozzle restriction provided on a nozzle guide end opening portion at an end of the nozzle guide path along a nozzle guide direction and protruded from an end opening circumferential wall of the nozzle guide end opening portion to narrow at least part of a diameter of the nozzle guide path; and a second projection for nozzle restriction provided on a downstream side of the first projection along the nozzle guide direction and protruded from the end opening circumferential wall to narrow at least part of the diameter of the nozzle guide path.
  • the fueling nozzle inserted from the opening is guided along the nozzle guide path of the nozzle guide, and nozzle insertion is restricted by the first projection that is protruded from the end opening circumferential wall.
  • the fueling nozzle When the fueling nozzle is further forcibly inserted, the fueling nozzle reaches beyond the first projection.
  • the second projection on the downstream side of the first projection along the nozzle guide direction serves to restrict nozzle insertion.
  • the fueling operator accordingly recognizes the two sequential restrictions of insertion of the fueling nozzle.
  • the first projection and the second projection that are protruded from the end opening circumferential wall to narrow at least part of the diameter of the nozzle guide path achieve the function of restriction of nozzle insertion.
  • the degrees of protrusion are thus such degrees that come into contact with a nozzle end face of the fueling nozzle.
  • the first projection and the second projection accordingly do not interfere with the opening region of the fueling nozzle.
  • the fuel supply apparatus of this aspect suppresses excessive insertion of the fueling nozzle during fueling.
  • the nozzle guide readily suppresses excessive insertion of the fueling nozzle by simply protruding the first projection and the second projection from the end opening circumferential wall at the nozzle guide end opening portion.
  • the first projection and the second projection may be projections protruded from the end opening circumferential wall at different positions about an axis of the nozzle guide path.
  • the degree of protrusion of the first projection and the degree of protrusion of the second projection are such degrees that come into contact with the nozzle end face of the fueling nozzle. This configuration enhances the effectiveness of restriction of the nozzle insertion by the first projection and restriction of the nozzle insertion by the second projection.
  • the first projection may comprise two first projections protruded on the nozzle guide end opening portion to be opposed to each other
  • the second projection may be a projection protruded from the end opening circumferential wall in a center region between the two first projections opposed to each other.
  • the forming position of the first projection and the forming position of the second projection are significantly away from each other about the axis of the nozzle guide end opening portion. Even when the nozzle guide end opening portion is deformed at the forming position of the first projection by the fueling nozzle inserted beyond the first projection, this configuration reduces deformation of the nozzle guide end opening portion at the forming position of the second projection. As a result, this configuration does not need to excessively increase the degree of protrusion of the second projection and thereby does not cause the second projection to interfere with the opening region of the fueling nozzle with high effectiveness.
  • the present disclosure may be implemented by various aspects other than the above aspects of the fuel supply apparatus, for example, a motor vehicle equipped with the fuel supply apparatus or a manufacturing method of the fuel supply apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a fill port of a motor vehicle that is equipped with a fuel supply apparatus according to an embodiment
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a fueling nozzle inserted into the fuel supply apparatus to supply the fuel;
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a positional relationship between a fuel tank mounted inside of the motor vehicle to the fuel supply apparatus;
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a sectional view in a longitudinal direction of a filler neck connected with a filler tube;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded sectional view illustrating the filler tube and filler neck
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of a nozzle guide
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a section taken along a line 7 - 7 in FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a section taken along a line 8 - 8 in FIG. 6 ;
  • FIG. 9 is diagrams illustrating a nozzle restriction effect of the fuel supply apparatus including the nozzle guide according to the embodiment using sectional views taken along a line 9 - 9 in FIG. 7 ;
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a section taken along a line 10 - 10 in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a fill port of a motor vehicle that is equipped with a fuel supply apparatus FS according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates the fuel supply apparatus FS including a fuel pathway provided to introduce a supplied fuel to a fuel tank (shown in FIG. 3 ) mounted inside of the motor vehicle, as well as members placed in the vicinity of the fuel supply apparatus FS.
  • a fueling lid FL is supported on the vehicle body of the motor vehicle to be openable and closable.
  • the fueling lid FL includes a lid main body Fla configured along the shape of an outer plate of the vehicle body.
  • the lid main body Fla is supported on the outer plate of the vehicle body to be openable and closable via a hinge Flb.
  • a space exposed by opening the fueling lid FL forms a fueling chamber FR.
  • An open-close device 10 of the fuel tank supported by a base plate BP is placed in the fueling chamber FR.
  • the open-close device 10 of the fuel tank is a mechanism configured to introduce the fuel through the fuel supply apparatus FS to the fuel tank without using a fuel cap.
  • the open-closed device 10 of the fuel tank is also the mechanism configured to open and close the fuel passage by an external force from a fueling nozzle after the fueling lid FL is opened.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a fueling nozzle FN inserted into the fuel supply apparatus FS to supply the fuel.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the state that a nozzle leading end FNa of the fueling nozzle FN is inserted into the open-close device 10 of the fuel tank and that the fuel is supplied to the fuel supply apparatus FS.
  • the fueling lid FL is arranged to be opened leftward when the fueling chamber FR is viewed from the front.
  • the fueling nozzle FN inserted into the open-close device 10 of the fuel tank is rotatable counterclockwise about an axis OL 1 from the fueling nozzle FN to the open-close device 10 of the fuel tank, while clockwise rotation is restricted by interference with the fueling lid FL.
  • the positional relationship between the fueling nozzle FN inserted into the open-close device 10 of the fuel tank and the fueling lid FL may be modified in various ways.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a positional relationship of a fuel tank FT mounted inside of the motor vehicle and the fuel supply apparatus FS.
  • the fuel supply apparatus FS includes a filler neck 100 , a filler tube 40 , a breather pipe 50 , a flow control valve 60 and a check valve 30 .
  • the filler neck 100 is connected with the fuel tank FT by the filler tube 40 and the breather pipe 50 .
  • the filler tube 40 is connected with the fuel tank FT via the check valve 30 .
  • the breather pipe 50 is connected with the fuel tank FT via the flow control valve 60 .
  • the breather pipe 50 is placed above the filler tube 40 in a vertical direction, so that the supplied fuel passes through the filler tube 40 and does not flow in the breather pipe 50 .
  • a fuel vapor vaporized in the fuel tank FT is flowed from the fuel tank FT through the breather pipe 50 and is returned to a fuel passage (described later) formed in the filler neck 100
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a sectional view in a longitudinal direction of the filler neck 100 connected with the filler tube 40 .
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded sectional view illustrating the filler tube 40 and the filler neck 100 .
  • the respective members are shown as sectional end views in both the drawings.
  • the filler neck 100 includes a filler neck main body 110 , a mouthpiece 180 and a nozzle guide 150 .
  • the mouthpiece 180 is placed on an upstream side of the filler neck main body 110 and is fit in an opening 110 Pa.
  • the fueling nozzle FN is inserted into this opening 110 Pa during fueling.
  • the fuel supply side (upper side in the drawing) of the filler neck 100 is called upstream side
  • the connection side (lower side in the drawing) of the filler neck 100 connected with the filler tube 40 is called downstream side.
  • the filler neck main body 110 is formed in a cylindrical shape connecting the upstream side with the downstream side and includes a breather port 115 that is branched off from the upstream side to the downstream side.
  • the breather port 115 is connected with the breather pipe 50 (shown in FIG. 3 ) to form an introduction path 115 P that introduces the fuel vapor through the breather pipe 50 into a fuel passage 100 P.
  • This introduction path 115 P is formed as a passage pathway of the fuel vapor about an axis OL 3 .
  • the filler neck main body 110 including the breather port 115 is made of a resin material having excellent fuel permeation resistance, for example, a polyimide (PA) such as nylon or an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH), and suppresses permeation of the fuel.
  • a polyimide such as nylon
  • EVOH ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer
  • the mouthpiece 180 is a member configured to cover the circular opening 110 Pa on the upstream side of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the mouthpiece 180 is made of a metal.
  • a direction in which the fuel supplied to the filler neck 100 passes through the fuel passage 100 P from the upstream side to the downstream side is defined as a positive direction of a Y axis.
  • a direction that is parallel to a plane perpendicular to an axis OL 2 passing through the center of the fuel passage 100 P and that intersects with the axis OL 2 and the axis OL 2 is defined as a positive direction of a Z axis.
  • An axis orthogonal to both the Y axis and the Z axis is defined as an X axis.
  • the filler neck 100 forms the fuel passage 100 P inside thereof from the upstream side to the downstream side along the illustrated Y axis.
  • a passage inner circumferential wall surface 110 a is a tapered cylindrical inner circumferential wall surface configured to decrease the sectional area toward the downstream.
  • the fuel passage 100 P serves to introduce the fuel supplied from the fueling nozzle FN toward the fuel tank FT.
  • the filler neck main body 110 includes a corrugated portion 111 on an outer circumferential surface on the downstream side that is corrugated to receive the filler tube 40 press fit thereon.
  • the filler neck 100 is manufactured by placing the nozzle guide 150 inside of the filler neck main body 110 and subsequently fitting the mouthpiece 180 in the opening 110 Pa of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 is a member in a cylindrical shape placed on the opening 110 Pa-side to be fit inside of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 has an inner circumferential surface that forms a nozzle guide path FNP to guide the fueling nozzle FN in a partial region of the fuel passage 100 P on the opening 110 Pa-side.
  • the inner circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 is formed to decrease the sectional area from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
  • the nozzle guide 150 forms the nozzle guide path FNP configured to decrease the sectional area from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
  • a nozzle guide direction of the fueling nozzle FN in the nozzle guide path FNP is a direction from the upstream side toward the downstream side.
  • the fueling nozzle FN inserted in the fuel passage 100 P with the nozzle leading end FNa placed in the nozzle guide path FNP is accordingly guided along the nozzle guide direction from the upstream side toward the downstream side and is introduced to the downstream side of the fuel passage 100 P.
  • the nozzle guide 150 includes a vapor guide element 152 placed at a base portion of the breather port 115 .
  • This vapor guide element 152 serves to introduce the fuel vapor, which has been introduced through the introduction path 115 P of the breather port 115 to the filler neck main body 110 , to the downstream side.
  • a space 158 a is formed at the base portion of the breather port 115 by the vapor guide element 152 and the passage inner circumferential wall surface 110 a of the filler neck main body 110 to connect the introduction path 115 P with the fuel passage 100 P.
  • a space 158 b is formed on the upstream side of the space 158 a by the vapor guide element 152 and the passage inner circumferential wall surface 110 a on the upstream side of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • This space 158 b does not directly communicate with the introduction path 115 P.
  • a space 158 c is formed at a position symmetrical to the space 158 a with respect to the axis OL 2 (at a position on a negative direction side of the Z axis) by an outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 and the passage inner circumferential wall surface 110 a of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the space 158 a , the space 158 b and the space 158 c are spaces formed to communicate with each other in a labyrinthine structure by the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 and the passage inner circumferential wall surface 110 a of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 includes a main reinforcement rib 151 a and sub-reinforcement ribs 151 b that are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 between the vapor guide element 152 and a nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s on the downstream side to increase the strength of the nozzle guide 150 .
  • the sub reinforcement ribs 151 b are shorter than the main reinforcement rib 151 a .
  • the main reinforcement rib 151 a and two sub-reinforcement ribs 151 b are provided at equal pitches about the axis OL 2 .
  • the respective ribs 151 a and 151 b are provided parallel to the axis OL 2 and are protruded from the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 outward in the radial direction about the axis OL 2 .
  • the sub-reinforcement ribs 151 b are not symmetrical to the main reinforcement rib 151 a with respect to the axis OL 2 and are accordingly not shown as sections in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s of the nozzle guide 150 placed inside of the filler neck main body 110 and a downstream-side lower end of the main reinforcement rib 151 a formed on the outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 are located at a position nearer to the fuel tank FT than a downstream-side lower end of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the lower ends of the nozzle guide 150 and the main reinforcement rib 151 a are protruded along the axial direction toward the downstream side of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 is made of a resin material similar to the resin material used for the filler neck 100 .
  • the filler tube 40 includes a press-fit portion 40 a that is press fit on the corrugated portion 111 , a middle portion 40 b that is connected with a downstream side of the press-fit portion 40 a , and a flow-in portion 40 c that is connected with a downstream side of the middle portion 40 b .
  • the middle portion 40 b is tapered toward a downstream side end of the corrugated portion 111 to have an inner diameter approximately equal to the diameter on the inner circumference of the corrugated portion 111 of the filler neck main body 110 .
  • the flow-in portion 40 c forms the fuel passage 100 P from the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s of the nozzle guide 150 to the fuel tank FT.
  • the middle portion 40 b is protruded toward the downstream side of the corrugated portion 111 to have the larger diameter than the diameter of the flow-in portion 40 c .
  • the inner circumference of the flow-in portion 40 c is eccentrically arranged to be smoothly connected with the inner circumferential portion of the nozzle guide end opening 150 s of the nozzle guide 150 on the lower side in the vertical direction of the vehicle equipped with the fuel supply apparatus FS and on the opposite side (negative direction side of the Z axis) opposite to the breather port 115 .
  • a seal ring (not shown) is placed between the corrugated portion 111 of the filler neck main body 110 and the filler tube 40 to prevent the liquid fuel and the fuel vapor from flowing to the outside.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the appearance of the nozzle guide 150 .
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a section taken along a line 7 - 7 in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a section taken along a line 8 - 8 in FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating sections taken along a line 9 - 9 in FIG. 7 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 includes the vapor guide element 152 provided on the upstream side, and first projections 160 and second projections 161 provided on the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s -side at the end of the nozzle guide path FNP along the nozzle guide direction.
  • the vapor guide element 152 is formed to be curved from the upstream side toward the downstream side along the cylindrical outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 from the outer circumferential side toward the center that is the axis OL 2 .
  • the vapor guide element 152 is formed in such a shape that does not allow the fuel vapor returned to the introduction path 115 P shown in FIG. 4 to directly flow into the space 158 c on the opposite side across the axis OL 2 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 includes a first connection hole 156 a and a second connection hole 156 b (hereinafter may be collectively called “connection holes 156 a and 156 b ”) on the upstream side of the vapor guide element 152 .
  • the connection holes 156 a and 156 b are formed to cause the space 158 a , the space 158 b and the space 158 c shown in FIG. 4 to communicate with the fuel passage 100 P.
  • connection holes 156 a and 156 b are formed on the upstream side of the vapor guide element 152 , so that the fuel vapor passing through the introduction path 115 P is introduced to the downstream side by the vapor guide element 152 and does not directly join the fuel passage 100 P on the upstream side of the filler neck 100 via the connection holes 156 a and 156 b .
  • the fuel vapor is introduced by the vapor guide element 152 and then flows along the outer circumference of the nozzle guide 150 to the connection holes 156 a and 156 b.
  • the nozzle guide 150 includes a first rectifying rib 153 a and a second rectifying rib 153 b provided on the cylindrical outer circumferential surface to be away from the vapor guide element 152 , and air holes 159 formed between the vapor guide element 152 and the rectifying ribs 153 a and 153 b .
  • the first rectifying rib 153 a is formed on the downstream side of a first downstream end 152 a that is one end on the downstream side of the vapor guide element 152 along the axis OL 2 .
  • the second rectifying rib 153 b is formed on the downstream side of a second downstream end 152 b that is the other end on the downstream side of the vapor guide element 152 along the axis OL 2 .
  • the first rectifying rib 153 a and the second rectifying rib 153 b are formed at different positions on the nozzle guide 150 but have identical configurations to be protruded from the cylindrical outer circumferential surface of the nozzle guide 150 .
  • the first rectifying rib 153 a is formed parallel to the axis OL 2 .
  • the amount of protrusion of the first rectifying rib 153 a outward in the radial direction has a maximum value on the upstream end and decreases toward the downstream side.
  • the first rectifying rib 153 a and the second rectifying rib 153 b serve to rectify the fuel vapor flowing through the space 158 a or the space 158 c toward the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s of the nozzle guide 150 .
  • the air holes 159 serve to introduce part of the fuel vapor, which flows through the space 158 a or the space 158 c toward the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s of the nozzle guide 150 , directly to the fuel passage 100 P.
  • the first projections 160 provided on the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s are opposed to each other at the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 .
  • the opposed first projections 160 are convexes for nozzle restriction protruded from an end opening circumferential wall 150 sf of the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s to narrow at least part of the diameter of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the first projections 160 have protrusion upper faces 160 s that are protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf and serve as stopper surfaces to come into contact with a nozzle end face FNat of the nozzle leading end FNa of the fueling nozzle FN (shown in FIG. 2 ).
  • the second projections 161 provided on the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s are placed on the downstream side of the first projections 160 s along the nozzle guide direction of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the second projections 161 are convexes for nozzle restriction protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf without interfering with the first projections 160 to narrow at least part of the diameter of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the second projections 161 have protrusion upper faces 161 s that are protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf and serve as stopper surfaces to come into contact with the nozzle end face FNat of the nozzle leading end FNa of the fueling nozzle FN (shown in FIG. 2 ).
  • the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 described above are protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf of the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s to be on the inner side of the outer diameter of the fueling nozzle FN, such as not to interfere with the opening region of the fueling nozzle FN.
  • the interval between the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 along the nozzle guide direction i.e., the distance between the protrusion upper faces 160 s and the protrusion upper faces 161 s along the nozzle guide direction, is set to be approximately 3 to 7 mm.
  • the protrusion upper faces 161 s are located on the downstream of the protrusion upper faces 160 s by this distance.
  • the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 described above are projections protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf at different positions about the axis of the nozzle guide path FNP. Additionally, the second projections 161 are projections protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf in a center region between the first projections 160 opposed to each other.
  • FIG. 9 is diagrams illustrating a nozzle restriction effect of the fuel supply apparatus FS including the nozzle guide 150 according to the embodiment using sectional views taken along the line 9 - 9 in FIG. 7 .
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a section taken along a line 10 - 10 in FIG. 9 .
  • FIG. 9 illustrate changes of the projections and their peripheries accompanied with insertion of the nozzle shown by a closed arrow.
  • the nozzle guide 150 of the fuel supply apparatus FS is configured to guide the fueling nozzle FN inserted through the mouthpiece 180 that is fit in and attached to the opening 110 Pa shown in FIG. 4 , along the nozzle guide path FNP of the nozzle guide 150 .
  • the nozzle guide 150 has a function of first restriction of nozzle insertion that causes the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN to come into contact with the protrusion upper faces 160 s of the first projections 160 .
  • this first restriction is shown as interference of the opposed first projections 160 with the nozzle leading end FNa.
  • the second projections 161 seem to interfere with the nozzle leading end FNa.
  • the second projections 161 are placed on the downstream side of the first projections 160 that perform the first restriction along the nozzle guide direction in the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the nozzle end face FNat accordingly does not come into contact with the protrusion upper faces 161 s of the second projections 161 in the course of this first restriction.
  • the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s is deformed with expanding the first projections 160 by the outer diameter portion of the fueling nozzle FN, so that the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN reaches beyond the first projections 160 to the downstream side as shown by the middle drawing of FIG. 9 .
  • the second projections 161 are located on the downstream side of the first projections 160 that perform the first restriction. As shown by the lower drawing of FIG.
  • the nozzle guide 150 has a function of second restriction of nozzle insertion that causes the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN to come into contact with the protrusion upper faces 161 s of the second projections 161 .
  • FIG. 10 illustrates the second restriction as interference of the second projections 161 with the nozzle leading end FNa that reaches beyond the first projections 160 with deforming and expanding the opposed first projections 160 by excessive nozzle insertion after the first restriction.
  • the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 are protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf to narrow at least part of the diameter of the nozzle guide path FNP and serve the function of nozzle restriction. Both the projections 160 and 161 are protruded to such degrees that come into contact with the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN.
  • the fuel supply apparatus FS including the nozzle guide 150 suppresses excessive insertion of the fueling nozzle FN during fueling.
  • the nozzle guide 150 readily suppresses excessive insertion of the fueling nozzle FN by simply protruding the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf at the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s.
  • the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 are protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf at different positions about the axis of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the degree of protrusion of the first projections 160 and the degree of protrusion of the second projections 161 are such degrees that come into contact with the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN. This configuration ensures restriction of the nozzle insertion by the first projections 160 and restriction of the nozzle insertion by the second projections 161 with high effectiveness.
  • the first projections 160 are protruded and formed on the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s to be opposed to each other, and the two second projections 161 are formed and protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf to be placed in the center region between the first projections 160 opposed to each other. Accordingly, the protruding and forming positions of the second projections 161 are significantly away from the protruding and forming positions of the first projections 160 about the axis of the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s .
  • the distance between the protrusion upper faces 160 s and the protrusion upper faces 161 s along the nozzle guide direction is set to be approximately 3 to 7 mm.
  • the disclosure is not limited to any of the embodiment, the examples, and the modifications described above but may be implemented by a diversity of other configurations without departing from the scope of the disclosure.
  • the technical features of any of the embodiment, the examples and the modifications corresponding to the technical features of each of the aspects described in SUMMARY may be replaced or combined appropriately, in order to solve part or all of the problems described above. Any of the technical features may be omitted appropriately unless the technical feature is described as essential herein.
  • the first projections 160 are formed on the nozzle guide end opening portion 150 s to be opposed to each other.
  • the first projections 160 may be arranged not to be opposed to each other as long as the first projections 160 serve as the stoppers that come into contact with the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN and restrict the nozzle insertion.
  • the first projections 160 may be formed as convexes like the second projections 161 , and the protrusion upper faces 160 s of the first projections 160 may be located on the upstream side of the protrusion upper faces 161 s of the second projections 161 along the nozzle guide direction of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the two second projections 161 are protruded and formed to be adjacent to each other. According to a modification, only one second projection 161 may be protruded and formed, or two second projections 161 may be protruded and formed to be opposed to each other across the axis OL 2 . Three or more second projections 161 may be provided.
  • the first projections 160 and the second projections 161 are protruded and formed at different positions about the axis of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the second projections 161 may be protruded and formed at the same positions as the positions of the first projections 160 about the axis of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the second projections 161 are located vertically above the first projections 160 along the nozzle guide direction of the nozzle guide path FNP.
  • the second projections 161 serving to restrict the nozzle insertion of the fueling nozzle FN beyond the first projections 160 may be protruded and formed not to interfere with the opening region of the fueling nozzle FN even when the second projections 161 come into contact with the nozzle end face FNat of the fueling nozzle FN.
  • the second projections 161 are formed and protruded from the end opening circumferential wall 150 sf in the center region between the first projections 160 opposed to each other.
  • the second protrusions 161 may be protruded and formed in a location other than the center region between the first projections 160 opposed to each other, for example, at the protruding and forming position of one of the first projections 160 .

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